Articles – The Industrial History of Hong Kong Group

“The Poetic Industrialist”: Yan Man-leung (甄文亮1898-1983) of Camelpaint and United Weaving Factory (民衆布廠)

April 12, 2025 York Lo Articles, Hong Kong Companies, Manufacturing, Non-Hong Kong Companies, People

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York Lo: “The Poetic Industrialist”: Yan Man-leung (甄文亮1898-1983) of Camelpaint and United Weaving Factory (民衆布廠) Article about Yan Man-leung the “Poetic Industrialist” in 1955 (Ta Kung Pao, 1955-12-11) In the 1950s and 1960s, Yan Man-leung was a prominent industrialist in HK who earned the nickname of “Poetic Industrialist” for his love of composing Chinese poetry and his role as the founder […]

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Choi Fook Kee – Musical Instrument Factory

April 12, 2025 Hugh Farmer Articles

HF: Choi Fook Kee, the workshop which makes Chinese musical instruments and run by Master Choi Cheung Shou was at first in the Western District prior to World War 11. It has relocated several times before settling down at the Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre in Shek Kip Mei. There are two studio units combined as a larger one. Customers […]

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The Economics of the Tricycle Industry in Hong Kong

April 11, 2025 cmfung Articles, Manufacturing, Transport

By Fung Chi Ming The tricycle or ‘cycle rickshaw’, as some people now call it, combines the characteristics of bicycle and rickshaw. Tricycles could be found in Asia and around the world, but they differed significantly in design and appearance. In Malacca and Singapore, it was a carriage with a passenger seat on the left side of the rider. In […]

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George Underhill Sands (1824-1881?) – connection to three HK companies

April 10, 2025 Hugh Farmer Articles, Hong Kong Companies, Non-Hong Kong Companies, Shipyards + Shipping

Stephen Davies and Hugh Farmer have collaborated in researching the life of George U Sands (1824-1881). In particular his time as the captain of a steamship in China and his later involvement in three Hong Kong companies. Stephen’s contributions are indicated, all others are from HF. Any information about Mr Sands during his time in both China and Hong Kong and […]

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Yu Yat Kee Watch Co (余日記)

April 8, 2025 York Lo Articles, Hong Kong Companies, Non-Hong Kong Companies, People

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York Lo: Yu Yat Kee Watch Co (余日記) Yu Yat Kee Watch’s main store on Johnston Road in Wanchai in 1960 (Paul Almasy, Artnet) Yu Yat Kee Watch Co was one of the leading watch retailers in HK from the 1920s through the 1970s alongside firms, such as Lam Yuen Fong and Budson, which were covered in earlier articles, with […]

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The Hongkong Oxygen Company during WW2

April 7, 2025 Hugh Farmer Articles, Hong Kong Companies, Manufacturing

HF: The Indhhk article linked below suggests some confusion about three companies that had similiar sounding names during WW2 and the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong. They were: a) Hongkong Oxygen b) Hongkong Oxygen & Carbide c) Far East Oxygen & Acetylene Time to attempt to separate them. Here is The Hongkong Oxygen Company Elizabeth Ride has sent this BAAG […]

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The Hong Kong Match Factory – 1949 strike, 64 workers imprisoned

April 6, 2025 Admin Articles, Hong Kong Companies, Manufacturing

STRIKERS GET THREE MONTHS IN PRISON “Sixty-four men and women strikers of the Hong Kong Match Factory were sentenced to three months hard labour at Central yesterday. The strikers on Friday had refused to sign a bond of $50 to be of good behaviour for two years following a disturbance they created in the Factory’s offices in the Bank of […]

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Kings of Denim – Chip Tak, Tai Fong and Kong Sun

April 5, 2025 York Lo Articles

York Lo: Kings of Denim – Chip Tak, Tai Fong and Kong Sun Earlier on the website, we have covered many industries which are/were dominated by kinsmen from certain region (e.g. Hakkas from Hingning and the rattan industry, Shanghainese and the enamelware industry and Heshan natives and the printing industry) and the interesting case of four Filipino Chinese families from […]

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The Hongkong Land Company Ltd, Part Two

April 4, 2025 Hugh Farmer Articles

HF: 1921 Reclamation begins The property market revived and better times had come. Work on the long awaited Praya East Reclamation scheme began at last in 1921, and Hong Kong’s newest land boom was soon at its height. From 1921 to 1924 the Company sold large areas of land and reclamation rights in the Eastern District at a handsome profit […]

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Aberdeen Docks – 1874 Typhoon damage

April 3, 2025 Hugh Farmer Articles, Hong Kong Companies, Shipyards + Shipping

HF: An unnamed typhoon hit Hong Kong during the night of the 22nd and morning of the 23rd September 1874 causing extensive casualties and over 5,000 deaths in Macau. Aberdeen caught the full force as can be seen by the damage caused to Aberdeen Docks. This article was first posted on 18th May 2015. See: Gwulo.com – further information about […]

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